Seoul Shinmun
Seoul Shinmun (Korean: 서울신문; lit. Seoul Newspaper) is the oldest daily newspaper in South Korea, with more than a century of publication.
Current headquarters (2019) | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Seoul Newspaper Co., Ltd. |
| Founder(s) | Ernest Bethell |
| Founded | 29 June 1904 (Korea Times) |
| Language | Korean |
| Relaunched | 30 August 1910 (Maeil Sinbo) 23 November 1945 (current name) |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Circulation | 780,000 |
| Website | www |
| Seoul Shinmun | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 서울新聞 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Shinmun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Shinmun |
It was first published as the Korea Times (not to be confused with the later The Korea Times) on 29 June 1904, although it soon renamed to the The Korea Daily News (Daehan Maeil Shinbo). It published in both English and Korean, and soon became significantly influential due to its ability to publish critically about the Japanese government, which was rapidly encroaching on Korean sovereignty at the time. However, mounting pressure caused it to be sold in 1910. It renamed to Maeil Sinbo, and largely published along Japanese colonial government lines. After the liberation of Korea, the newspaper was seized by the United States Army Military Government in Korea in November 1945 and reorganized as Seoul Shinmun. The paper continued under this name, although it briefly published under the name Jinjung Shinmun during the Korean War and for several years afterwards.
Circulation is an estimated 780,000 issues a day.